Public Health Staff Nurse's

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and motivated Band 5 Public Health Staff Nurses to work within the School Nursing Team based in West Hertfordshire. We are looking for a Band 5 who is able to work autonomously and manage their own caseload, but who can also work as part of a team. We are looking for Public Health Staff Nurse's to join our workforce to deliver high quality care to our service users in an integrated model with Family Support Services. As well as working with individual children and young people, our focus is on developing local public health plans with schools and the wider community. You will also be working with home educated children under the guidance of a Specialist Public Health Nurse.

• Proposed interview date: 26th August 2026
Main duties of the job, As a qualified nurse you will support the Public Health Nurses to implement and deliver the Healthy Child 5-19 programme within the agreed specification from commissioners. You will deliver care, support & advice to children & their families that attend mainstream schools in the Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Tring and Harpenden areas of Hertfordshire. This includes working in schools to deliver the online health questionnaires to Y6 children and liaising with parents as required. You will be involved in carrying out brief interventions, after triage and allocation by a Public Health Nurse, following agreed care pathways in response to referrals and health needs assessment alerts. You may also be involved in supporting schools with writing education and health care plans for children with complex health needs, coordinating support in partnership with other specialist health professionals. You will be required to proactively manage a caseload, prioritising cases according to risk and level of need, with regular supervision from a Public Health Nurse. This role will be based across West Hertfordshire. The core service is provided between 8am and 6pm (working hours can be flexible within these times). There may also be the occasional Saturday working. Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defense against COVID-19.


• Be a skilled team player working in a skill mix team under the guidance of a Specialist Practitioner (5-19) as well as being able to work autonomously.
• Have excellent communication skills to use with a variety of clients, professionals & staff
• Have a full valid driving license and access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
You are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you will be expected to drive across the county on all roads to attend training and support other teams as required. HCT Public Health Nursing Team 5-19 is an innovative service that is using electronic health assessments at key stages to help identify individuals requiring early intervention pathways as well as determining public health needs of local communities. HCT also uses Chat health text messaging service and has implemented two health websites for use by children, young people, families & professionals. The service is committed to mobile working and experience of electronic record keeping would be an advantage although full training will be given.,
• Registered Nurse
• Current registration with NMC & knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience and Knowledge Essential
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children
• Experience of team work
Skills and Personal qualities Essential
• Ability to work independently under guidance of Specialist Nurse
• Excellent communication skills with variety of clients & professionals
• Ability to use assessment skills with guidance
• Empathy & understanding of family issues
• Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables, Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
  
  A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
• You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering, and Inclusivein their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• HCT are proud to offer all newly qualified practitioners and international recruited staff a Preceptorship programme that supports their transition to autonomous, confident and competent practitioner. The annual programme will cover topics such as Patient safety, communications skills, safeguarding, quality improvement, leadership, and management. As a Preceptee you will have regular meetings with your preceptor and AHP Preceptorship lead.
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
  
  In return, we can offer you:
• Access to a wide range of training opportunities including development of leadership skills
• Restorative, management and safeguarding supervision
• Generous contributory pension
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts